The follow-up to Classic Monsters Unleashed, Shakespeare Unleashed is a horror anthology that features new, original stories from Joe R. Lansdale, Ian Doescher, Seanan McGuire, Cullen Bunn, Jonathan Maberry, and more! Now on Kickstarter, I caught up with editor James Aquilone to talk about the origins of this unique horror project, working with this talented group of creators, and future plans!
Following the success and release of Classic Monsters Unleashed, what inspired you to reimagine Shakespeare’s works as short horror stories (and sonnets) in Shakespeare Unleashed?
The success of Classic Monsters Unleashed caught me by surprise. I had thought of it as a one-off, but then people kept asking me if I was going to do another book. So I started thinking what an Unleashed series would be and what other literary or fictional universes we could delve into. I didn't want to do just another monster book or Classic Monsters Unleashed II,...
Following the success and release of Classic Monsters Unleashed, what inspired you to reimagine Shakespeare’s works as short horror stories (and sonnets) in Shakespeare Unleashed?
The success of Classic Monsters Unleashed caught me by surprise. I had thought of it as a one-off, but then people kept asking me if I was going to do another book. So I started thinking what an Unleashed series would be and what other literary or fictional universes we could delve into. I didn't want to do just another monster book or Classic Monsters Unleashed II,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Once in a blue moon a fighter arises from nowhere who really catches the eye of the Mma community. The cliché of the hype train is a term that best describes this. On occasion, they are very accurate and warranted – see Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida etc.
Sometimes fans like to claim that they saw fighters rise from obscurity to stardom, and the gargantuan rise of the aforementioned Jon Jones is hard to put into words; from a middle of the card scrap to short notice title fight in little over a month. Jones won the light heavyweight belt with an impressive victory against Shogun Rua, going on to defend his belt 5 times and clinching a Nike sponsorship deal in the process. Hype well and truly granted.
However, this article will look at those occasions when a fighter has a heap of potential and hype but has not been able to deliver.
Sometimes fans like to claim that they saw fighters rise from obscurity to stardom, and the gargantuan rise of the aforementioned Jon Jones is hard to put into words; from a middle of the card scrap to short notice title fight in little over a month. Jones won the light heavyweight belt with an impressive victory against Shogun Rua, going on to defend his belt 5 times and clinching a Nike sponsorship deal in the process. Hype well and truly granted.
However, this article will look at those occasions when a fighter has a heap of potential and hype but has not been able to deliver.
- 5/13/2013
- by Jacob Cooper
- Obsessed with Film
Exclusive: Media Rights Capital has closed a deal with Welsh writer/director Gareth Evans for his first English language action drama. Evans will make seven figures to write and direct. They are keeping the plot under wraps, but it will feature strong roles for two male stars, and the plan is to shoot in 2013 after Evans completed Raid 2. That is the sequel to The Raid: Redemption, a film that was a festival favorite at Sundance and Toronto. That film has put Evans in high demand. He recently made a deal to develop to direct Breaking The Bank at Universal. It’s about the biggest heist in history in England, masterminded by former Ufc fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray. Screen Gems is separately developing a remake of The Raid. This is another example of Mrc getting in business with an emerging talent, as the company has done with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Sacha Baron Cohen,...
- 6/4/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Although The Raid: Redemption didn't quite become the runaway hit that some people hoped it would, the Indonesian action movie still made $4 million at the box office, which is certainly respectable and about on par with what Ong-Bak made back in 2005. Director Gareth Evans already has a sequel in the works and is planning to turn The Raid into a trilogy, but before he does, his first English language studio gig is beckoning. It was announced this week that Universal Pictures has acquired Breaking the Bank, a heist film based on the true story of "Lightning" Lee Murray, a former Mma fighter who masterminded the biggest cash heist in history back in 2006. Evans has been hired to direct, taking over for Darren Aronofsky who was previously attached to the project. Breaking the Bank is in development at Xyz Films, the same production company behind The Raid: Redemption, and is part...
- 5/8/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
With the Us theatrical run of The Raid winding down and the film about to launch in the remaining worldwide territories, what's next for director Gareth Huw Evans? Quite a lot, really. Currently in prep on collaborative horror short Safe Haven - which he will co-direct with Macabre's Timo Tjahjanto - Evans is also lining headed for pre-production on The Raid sequel, Berandal, in the fall. And after that, well, he may very well be headed for Hollywood.Deadline have broken word that Universal have acquired true life heist story Breaking The Bank for Evans to direct.Initially developed with Darren Aronofsky attached to direct the film tells the true life story of former Mma fighter Lee Murray, who orchestrated the largest cash heist in England's...
- 5/7/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Universal are seeking the talents of The Raid's Gareth Evans to direct the story of the largest cash heist in history.
With Gareth Evans’ The Raid winning numerous plaudits ahead of its official release in the UK, there’s little surprise that he’s being sought for future projects. There is of course the small matter of him having to write and direct the remaining two parts of The Raid trilogy, but that hasn’t stopped him taking the time to look at other projects. What's more, he seems to have found an interesting one in the form of Breaking The Bank for Universal, a project once developed with Darren Aronofsky, who dropped out to work on Noah.
The film is based on the real life experiences of former Ufc fighter 'Lightning' Lee Murray, who in 2006 masterminded the largest cash heist in history. The script is based on two different sources,...
With Gareth Evans’ The Raid winning numerous plaudits ahead of its official release in the UK, there’s little surprise that he’s being sought for future projects. There is of course the small matter of him having to write and direct the remaining two parts of The Raid trilogy, but that hasn’t stopped him taking the time to look at other projects. What's more, he seems to have found an interesting one in the form of Breaking The Bank for Universal, a project once developed with Darren Aronofsky, who dropped out to work on Noah.
The film is based on the real life experiences of former Ufc fighter 'Lightning' Lee Murray, who in 2006 masterminded the largest cash heist in history. The script is based on two different sources,...
- 5/7/2012
- Den of Geek
Universal Pictures has picked up the fact-based drama "Breaking The Bank" from Xyz Films as a directing vehicle for "The Raid" helmer Gareth Evans reports Deadline.
Based on a book by Howard Sounes and a Sports Illustrated article by L. Jon Wertheim, the story follows former Ufc fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray - a mixed martial arts street brawler who masterminded the largest cash heist in history in England in 2006.
Kerry Williamson penned the most recent script draft. The project was previously being developed as a potential Darren Aronofsky directing vehicle but his "Noah" commitments have put a halt to that.
Based on a book by Howard Sounes and a Sports Illustrated article by L. Jon Wertheim, the story follows former Ufc fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray - a mixed martial arts street brawler who masterminded the largest cash heist in history in England in 2006.
Kerry Williamson penned the most recent script draft. The project was previously being developed as a potential Darren Aronofsky directing vehicle but his "Noah" commitments have put a halt to that.
- 5/5/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Though he’s currently focusing on the eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Raid (out in under two weeks! Not long to wait!), writer-director Gareth Evans is parlaying the acclaim for the action-packed head-punch into more filmmaking gigs. His latest possible job? Handling fact-based drama Breaking The Bank for Universal.Drawn from a couple of sources – Howard Sounes’ book Heist: The True Story Of The World’s Biggest Cash Robbery and L Jon Wertheim’s Sports Illustrated article Breaking The Bank – the story will explore how former Ufc brawler “Lightning” Lee Murray came to concoct the biggest cash robbery in England back in 2006.Darren Aronofsky’s loss is Evans’ gain, since writer Kerry Williamson originally developed the script for him. But with Aronofsky currently occupied bringing Noah to life with Russell Crowe, Universal has decided to go another way. Evans has at least one other film in development (Glendragon), but Bank...
- 5/5/2012
- EmpireOnline
Gareth Evans, the man who made one of the craziest action films ever made, The Riad, is set to direct a movie for Universal Pictures called Breaking the Bank. The film is a fact-based drama that was supposed to be directed by Darren Aronofsky at one point, but he had to drop out to focus on his Noah epic.
The film is based on a book written by Howard Sounes called Heist: The True Story Of The World’s Biggest Cash Robbery, as well as a Sports Illustrated article written called Breaking The Bank by L. Jon Wertheim. Accroding to Deadline the story "is based on the life of former Ufc fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray, a mixed martial arts street brawler who masterminded the largest cash heist in history in England in 2006." The robbery occured at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, and they walked away with about $86 million Us dollars.
The film is based on a book written by Howard Sounes called Heist: The True Story Of The World’s Biggest Cash Robbery, as well as a Sports Illustrated article written called Breaking The Bank by L. Jon Wertheim. Accroding to Deadline the story "is based on the life of former Ufc fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray, a mixed martial arts street brawler who masterminded the largest cash heist in history in England in 2006." The robbery occured at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, and they walked away with about $86 million Us dollars.
- 5/4/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
If you got the chance to catch Gareth Evans’s Indonesian martial arts film, The Raid: Redemption, at any point over the last year, or even happened to read any reviews of it, then you know that it was pretty much the most butt-kickingly bad-ass movie that’s come around in a long time, and action fans the world over must be keeping themselves up at night wondering what awesome project Evans is going to add his stylish flare to next. Good news: we don’t have to wait for the info any longer. Deadline Tual is reporting that Universal has acquired a drama called Breaking the Bank in the hopes of using it as a directing vehicle for the filmmaker. Originally developed by Darren Aronofsky and most recently written by Kerry Williamson, Breaking the Bank is based on the life of former Mma fighter Lee Murray, who went from choking people out for money to masterminding...
- 5/4/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Gareth Evans, director of festival hits “Merantau” and more recently, “The Raid: Redemption” looks like he’s all set to make his Hollywood debut. The director has teamed up with Universal Pictures, with the studio acquiring the true story “Breaking the Bank” for the Welsh filmmaker to direct. “Breaking the Bank” will be based on the true life story of a former Ufc fighter name “Lightning” Lee Murray, a mixed martial arts brawler turned criminal mastermind who orchestrated the largest heist in history in England back in 2006. Yeah, tell me you’ve heard of that one before. The entire idea behind a Ufc fighter becoming a criminal mastermind is so ridiculous, if you tried to pitch it to Hollywood, they’d probably laugh you out of town. But apparently it’s all true. Go figure. Evans is currently at work on “The Raid: Berendal”, the second part in his “Raid” series,...
- 5/4/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Having directed one of the most acclaimed action films of the past few years years, it was only a matter of time before a big studio put Gareth Evans on their payroll. The victor in this race is Universal, who Deadline says will be distributing Breaking the Bank, a true-life story that employs a combination he’s already mastered: crime and martial arts fighting.
Based on two sources (Howard Sounes‘ book, Heist: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Cash Robbery, and L. Jon Wertheim‘s article, Breaking the Bank) the film revolves around “Lightning” Lee Murray, a Ufc fighter who spent some of his free time in the criminal underworld, even going on to orchestrate a 2006 heist that nabbed more than 53 million pounds. The Kerry Williamson-penned film — once a potential vehicle for Darren Aronofsky — will, presumably, explore both sides of his life and how they eventually meshed,...
Based on two sources (Howard Sounes‘ book, Heist: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Cash Robbery, and L. Jon Wertheim‘s article, Breaking the Bank) the film revolves around “Lightning” Lee Murray, a Ufc fighter who spent some of his free time in the criminal underworld, even going on to orchestrate a 2006 heist that nabbed more than 53 million pounds. The Kerry Williamson-penned film — once a potential vehicle for Darren Aronofsky — will, presumably, explore both sides of his life and how they eventually meshed,...
- 5/4/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Well, that didn't take long and was pretty much inevitable. After blowing back the eyeballs of critics and fans alike with blistering action flick "The Raid," Hollywood has come calling for director Gareth Evans.
Universal has tapped the helmer for "Breaking The Bank" a based-on-a-true-story heist flick. An adaptation of the book "Heist: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Cash Robbery" and the Sports Illustrated article "Breaking The Bank," the film will tell the story of the robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England in February 2006, from which over £53 million, or roughly $92.5 million at the time, was stolen, the second biggest haul in history (it was the world's biggest at the time). An armed gang abducted the manager of the depot and his family, and forced them to aid in the robbery. Much, but not all the money has since been recovered, and five people have been...
Universal has tapped the helmer for "Breaking The Bank" a based-on-a-true-story heist flick. An adaptation of the book "Heist: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Cash Robbery" and the Sports Illustrated article "Breaking The Bank," the film will tell the story of the robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England in February 2006, from which over £53 million, or roughly $92.5 million at the time, was stolen, the second biggest haul in history (it was the world's biggest at the time). An armed gang abducted the manager of the depot and his family, and forced them to aid in the robbery. Much, but not all the money has since been recovered, and five people have been...
- 5/4/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Universal Pictures has acquired the fact-based drama Breaking The Bank as a directing vehicle for Gareth Evans, whose Indonesian action film The Raid: Redemption electrified numerous festivals before being released recently by Sony Pictures Classics. The fact-based drama is based on the book Heist: The True Story Of The World’s Biggest Cash Robbery by Howard Sounes, and the Sports Illustrated article Breaking The Bank by L. Jon Wertheim. Xyz Films is producing with Evans. Xyz is the company that executive produced and handled worldwide sales for The Raid: Redemption, and the remake of the action movie that is in the works at Screen Gems. Breaking The Bank is based on the life of former Ufc fighter “Lightning” Lee Murray, a mixed martial arts street brawler who masterminded the largest cash heist in history in England in 2006. The most recent draft of the screenplay was written by Kerry Williamson.
- 5/4/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Martial arts film fans received great news today as Deadline reported that The Raid: Redemption director Gareth Evans continued talks and looked likely to direct the Universal Pictures thriller Breaking The Bank, about mixed martial arts fighter Lightning Lee Murray who led the biggest cash heist in the history of England. Kerry Williamson adapted the book Heist: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Cash Robbery by Howard Sounes as well as a Sports Illustrated article about the robbery. Evans looked to replace Darren Aronofsky, who was originally set to direct Breaking The Bank but exited the project in order to make Noah with Russell Crowe.
- 5/4/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Martial arts film fans received great news today as Deadline reported that The Raid: Redemption director Gareth Evans continued talks and looked likely to direct the Universal Pictures thriller Breaking The Bank, about mixed martial arts fighter Lightning Lee Murray who led the biggest cash heist in the history of England. Kerry Williamson adapted the book Heist: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Cash Robbery by Howard Sounes as well as a Sports Illustrated article about the robbery. Evans looked to replace Darren Aronofsky, who was originally set to direct Breaking The Bank but exited the project in order to make Noah with Russell Crowe.
- 5/4/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
As the film award circus continues, Darren Aronofsky is beginning to develop The Wolverine, a Japan-set story based on the Marvel Comics X-Men character. But what we didn't know is, this isn't the only comic book movie Aronofsky is currently developing. In a recent interview, Darren revealed that he is "doing a comic book of a script that’s really hard to make and we’re going to do a comic version first and see what happens." It seems like Darren is trying to use the world of graphic novels as a backdoor into getting the movie made. And this wouldn't be the first time that Aronofsky has turned to the world of comics. His initial version of The Fountain was released in graphic novel form by Vertigo Comics in 2005 after Brad Pitt left the project high and dry. Which project could this possibly be for? We try to figure it out,...
- 1/17/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
With his film Black Swan due out in 2010, writer/director Darren Aronofsky is non-stop action, adding another project to his list this week: the story of Britain's biggest heist (approximately $85 million) and Ufc fighter "Lightning" Lee Murray who was arrested in 2006 for allegedly masterminding the crime. Screenwriter Kerry Williamson, who adapted Denis Hamill's novel Fork in the Road for Alexander Payne, is writing the script from a Sports Illustrated article titled Breaking the Bank by John Wetheim, and Howard Sounes' book Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery. With all the hype surrounding mixed martial arts these days, it was merely a matter of time before Hollywood took its chunk of the profits. It seems fitting that Aronofsky, who brilliantly directed and resurrected Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler (2008), should be the director and producer of the film. His involvement will undoubtedly have movie-goers scrambling for tickets.
- 9/23/2009
- by Melanie Lefebvre
- SoundOnSight
As far as we know, Darren Aronofsky's next film is going to be the ballet thriller Black Swan starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, but this week he has added another project to his upcoming slate. It's a heist film based on the odd story of Ufc star "Lightning" Lee Murray. In 2006, Murray was arrested for his alleged involvement in a Securitas depot robbery [1] in England that is known as the biggest heist in British crime history. The project is being produced by Xyz Films and Time Inc. Studios, who set up a partnership last year to adapt various non-fiction articles from Time publications into feature films. This particular story comes from a Sports Illustrated article written by Jon Wertheim called "Breaking the Bank", and a Howard Sounes book called Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery. Kerry Williamson (Fork in the Road) will write the script.
- 9/22/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) will next direct and produce an indie heist thriller based on the daring $85 million robbery at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England, in February 2006. Kerry Williamson is adapting the script from an underlying rights package that includes Jon Wertheim's Sports Illustrated magazine article "Breaking the Bank" and Howard Sounes' nonfiction book "Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery." The story is about the alleged criminal exploits of Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor "Lightning" Lee Murray (pictured), who is suspected of masterminding the largest cash heist in history.
- 9/22/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
Darren Aronofsky, the talented director behind Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, and The Wrestler, may be looking toward the real life story of the Securitas Depot robbery in Tonbridge, a massive heist thought to be the brainchild of former Ufc star “Lightning” Lee Murray.
The details of the heist, which occurred in February of 2006, are being adapted into a screenplay by writer Kerry Williamson, who’s currently adapting Fork in the Road for Alexander Payne.
Allegedly, Williamson will be working from two original sources: A Sports Illustrated article entitled “Breaking the Bank” and Howard Sounes’ book Heist: The Inside Story of the World’s Biggest Robbery. /Film has the details on what the book contains:
On Wednesday, 22 February 2006, GBP53 million in bank notes was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent — a sum of money so vast that if the notes were stacked...
The details of the heist, which occurred in February of 2006, are being adapted into a screenplay by writer Kerry Williamson, who’s currently adapting Fork in the Road for Alexander Payne.
Allegedly, Williamson will be working from two original sources: A Sports Illustrated article entitled “Breaking the Bank” and Howard Sounes’ book Heist: The Inside Story of the World’s Biggest Robbery. /Film has the details on what the book contains:
On Wednesday, 22 February 2006, GBP53 million in bank notes was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent — a sum of money so vast that if the notes were stacked...
- 9/22/2009
- by John Cooper
- Atomic Popcorn
To the right is a conceptual map of Universal Orlando Resort's 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter' which is set to open spring 2010 courtesy of Wired. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired most international distribution rights for Robert Rodriguez's Machete. The Los Angeles Times is reporting a story about the upcoming thriller Paranormal Activity, which apparently scared Steven Spielberg to the point he no longer wanted the film near his home. John Horn's report goes as follows: It was early 2008, and the director's DreamWorks studio was trying to decide whether it wanted to be a part of the micro-budgeted supernatural thriller. As the story goes, Spielberg had taken a "Paranormal Activity" DVD to his Pacific Palisades estate, and not long after he watched it, the door to his empty bedroom inexplicably locked from the inside, forcing him to summon a locksmith. While Spielberg didn't want the "Paranormal Activity...
- 9/22/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The infamous $85 million dollars robbery at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England, in February 2006 is the directing vehicle for Darren Aronofsky based on a script by Kerry Williamson for this indie heist thriller. Williamson's script is going to be adapted from an article called "Breaking the Bank" by Jon Wertheim for Sports Illustrated magazine and a nonfiction book "Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery." byHoward Sounes. The film is also going to focus on Ufc competitor "Lightning" Lee Murray's life who is thought to be the mastermind behind the heist.Xyz Films and Time Inc. Studios are teaming up with Protozoa Pictures on the project.
- 9/22/2009
- Films N Movies
Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct and produce an indie heist thriller based on the daring $85 million robbery at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England, in February 2006, report the trades. Kerry Williamson is adapting the script from an underlying rights package that includes Jon Wertheim's Sports Illustrated magazine article "Breaking the Bank" and Howard Sounes' nonfiction book "Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery." Williamson recently adapted Fork in the Road for Alexander Payne and Fox Searchlight and The Devil's Banker for Paramount. Xyz Films and Time Inc. Studios are partnered with Protozoa Pictures on the project. Time and Xyz established a partnership a year ago to develop and produce movies based on articles from Time Inc.'s publications and identified its first project after optioning "Breaking the Bank," covering the alleged criminal exploits of Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor "Lightning" Lee Murray. The companies are also...
- 9/22/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Darren Aronofsky is set to try his hand at the heist genre. It.s a thriller but since it.s an Aronofsky movie rest assured it.ll be unlike any other heist-thriller you.ve seen before. He.s done a drug movie, space opera, sports, and he.s currently working on a movie set in the world of dance, but no matter what the genre every film is distinctly Aronofsky. This latest untitled film is, according to Variety, being adapted by Kerry Williamson from a .rights. package involving the criminal exploits of a Ufc fighter named "Lighting" Lee Murray. He.s alleged to have been involved in one of the biggest heists in British history, in which more than $53 million was stolen. Even without the heist Murray.s life might be worth filming. Though a professional mixed martial arts fighter he also involved himself in street brawls and all sorts...
- 9/22/2009
- cinemablend.com
You'll never be able to predict what kind of story Darren Aronofsky will tackle next. He's gone from math to ballet without blinking an eye, and is now planning to tell the tale of the world's biggest bank heist. His Protozoa Films shingle has teamed up with Xyz Films and Time Inc. to produce "a gritty heist thriller" based on Mma and Ufc star "Lighting" Lee Murray and his alleged role in the 2006 robbery of the Securitas Depot. Over $85 million was stolen from the English depot, making it the largest cash heist in history and it's probably the only one with a Ufc star as its (possible) mastermind.
Kerry Williamson will be penning the script, which will be based on Howard Sounes' book, Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery and Jon Wertheim's Sports Illustrated article "Breaking the Bank." Aronofsky will produce with an eye on directing. I can't find Wertheim's article online,...
Kerry Williamson will be penning the script, which will be based on Howard Sounes' book, Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery and Jon Wertheim's Sports Illustrated article "Breaking the Bank." Aronofsky will produce with an eye on directing. I can't find Wertheim's article online,...
- 9/22/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
According to our friends at /Film, The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky is currently developing a movie based on "the daring robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, a £53 Million Sterling score (around $86 million Us) thought to be masterminded by former mixed martial arts fighter and Ufc star ‘Lightning’ Lee Murray." Screenwriter Kerry Williamson is adapting the script, which Aronofsky is looking to as a directing vehicle. Peter over at /Film also dug up the fact that the film is based on an article from an April 14, 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine titled Breaking the Bank by Jon Wertheim, and the non-fiction book Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery by Howard Sounes. Here's a quick synopsis of the book: On Wednesday, 22 February 2006, GBP53 million in bank notes was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent — a sum of money so vast that if the notes were stacked up they...
- 9/21/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
By Wrap Staff
Darren Aronofsky has signed on to co-produce and possibly direct a thriller based on a British bank job that netted more than $85 million in 2006.
The crime allegedly was masterminded by mixed martial arts brawler Lightning Lee Murray, who is in prison in Morocco in connection with the robbery.
Xyz Films and Time Inc. Studios have partnered with Protozoa Pictures for the film. Xyz is financing development.
The Tonbridge Securitas heist, which occurred outside of London, has been compared with the 1963 Great Train Robbery.
Belfast-born writer Kerry W...
Darren Aronofsky has signed on to co-produce and possibly direct a thriller based on a British bank job that netted more than $85 million in 2006.
The crime allegedly was masterminded by mixed martial arts brawler Lightning Lee Murray, who is in prison in Morocco in connection with the robbery.
Xyz Films and Time Inc. Studios have partnered with Protozoa Pictures for the film. Xyz is financing development.
The Tonbridge Securitas heist, which occurred outside of London, has been compared with the 1963 Great Train Robbery.
Belfast-born writer Kerry W...
- 9/21/2009
- by Glenn Abel
- The Wrap
Darren Aronofsky is developing a gritty heist thriller based on "the daring robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, a £53 Million Sterling score (around $86 million Us) thought to be masterminded by former mixed martial arts fighter and Ufc star 'Lightning' Lee Murray." Screenwriter Kerry Williamson (who also adapted Denis Hamill's novel Fork in the Road for Alexander Payne) is adapting the script, which Aronofsky is eyeing as a directing vehicle. Details after the jump. The underlying rights package that includes an article from an April 14th 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine titled Breaking the Bank by Jon Wertheim, and the non-fiction book Heist: The Inside Story of the World’s Biggest Robbery by Howard Sounes. The Tonbridge Securitas heist, which took place outside of London in February 2006, is valued at over $85M Usd – dwarfing previous cash hauls including the infamous 1963 Great Train Robbery and ...
- 9/21/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The director of The Wrestler is looking to develop a heist thriller that could be described as 'The Bank Robbers'.
The project, to be produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky, would be based on a Sports Illustrated magazine article titled "Breaking the Bank", about the theft of $85 million at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England, in February 2006.
According to Variety, Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures would partner with Xyz Films and Time Inc. on the movie. The project was the first identified by Time and Xyz’s since they established an agreement last year to develop and produce movies based on articles published by Time Inc.
"Breaking the Bank", which covered alleged criminal exploits by "Lightning" Lee Murray, an Ultimate Fighting Championship contender, will be adapted by Kerry Williamson, who adapted the screenplay for Alexander Payne’s upcoming Fork in the Road for Fox Searchlight. Williamson also wrote The Devil’s Banker for Paramount.
The project, to be produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky, would be based on a Sports Illustrated magazine article titled "Breaking the Bank", about the theft of $85 million at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England, in February 2006.
According to Variety, Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures would partner with Xyz Films and Time Inc. on the movie. The project was the first identified by Time and Xyz’s since they established an agreement last year to develop and produce movies based on articles published by Time Inc.
"Breaking the Bank", which covered alleged criminal exploits by "Lightning" Lee Murray, an Ultimate Fighting Championship contender, will be adapted by Kerry Williamson, who adapted the screenplay for Alexander Payne’s upcoming Fork in the Road for Fox Searchlight. Williamson also wrote The Devil’s Banker for Paramount.
- 9/21/2009
- CinemaSpy
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